BYE-LAWS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME IN THE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

L. N. MITHILA UNIVERSITY, DARBHANGA
846 004
CLAUSE : 1. INTRODUCTION
The Management programme was started by the Department of Commerce, L.N.M.U., Da
rbhanga, on the recommendation of broad based Committee constituted by the Vicechancellor having the power of Syndicate vested in him u/s 79(A) of the Bihar St
ate Universities (Third Amendment) 1986. The Committee in its meeting held on 28
/4/1991 resolved to start MBA teaching. The Department of Commerce was authorise
d the responsibility of inducting and promoting MBA and other allied Diploma Cou
rses to promote Management Education in this predominantly backward region of Mi
thilanchal vide notification no. RRC-23-139/9 dated 03.04.1991.
Thus the Department of Commerce was renamed as the Department of Commerce and Bu
siness Administration vide notification no. RRC-23-139/9 dated 03.04.1991 for ad
ministration of Management Programme
These Bye-Laws is applicable for the administration of the Management Programme
in the Department of Commerce and Business Administration.
CLAUSE : 2. LOCATION
The Management Programme in the Department of Commerce and Business Administrati
on is conducted in the Prabandhan Bhawan, Nargauna Campus, Kameshwarangar, Darbh
anga, Bihar.
CLAUSE : 3. DEFINITIONS
a)
Vice-Chancellor means the Vice-Chancellor of L.N.Mithila University, Dar
bhanga.
b)
Director means Head of the Management Programme in the Department of Com
merce and Business Administration, L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga.
c)
Financial Advisor means Financial Advisor of L.N. Mithila University, Da
rbhanga.
d)
Registrar means Registrar of L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga.
e)
Funds mean funds of the Management Programme in the Department of Commer
ce and Business Administration, LN. Mithila University, Darbhanga.
f)
University means L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga defined under clause
(1) of section (2) of the UGC Act.
g)
Department means Department of Commerce and Business Administration, L.N
. Mithila University, Darbhanga.
h)
Management Programme means MBA course running in the Department of Comme
rce and Business Administration under Self-Financing Scheme
CLAUSE : 4. DIRECTOR
Head of the Department of Commerce and Business Administration, L.N. Mithila Uni
versity, Darbhanga will be designated as the Director to be nominated by the Vic
e Chancellor. The Director of the Department as long as he continues to hold suc
h office, shall be the Chief Executive Officer, having academic, administrative
and financial control of the Department subject to final approval of the Vice-Ch
ancellor of L.N.M.U., Darbhanga. Head of the Department of Commerce will be the
ex-officio Director.
He shall have full control and disciplinary powers over the members of teaching
and non-teaching staff of the Department. It shall be lawful for the Director to
take all steps which are necessary for maintaining the academic standard and ad
ministrative discipline of the Department subject to approval the Vice-Chancello
r.
It shall be the duty of the Director to see whether the functioning of the Depar
tment are carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Rules/Regulations
of the Department within the overall purview of Act/Statute of the University o
r not and shall report to the Vice - Chancellor every proceedings which is not i
n conformity with the provisions.

The Director of the Management Programme shall be responsible for efficient mana
gement of fund placed at the disposal for Management Programme. He will ensure t
hat expenditure from the fund is incurred only for the purposes approved by the
Advisory Council. However, the decision of the Vice - Chancellor will be bindin
g on the Department.
CLAUSE : 5. ADVISORY COUNCIL
There shall be Advisory Body to be named as Advisory Council which will be the A
pex body for formulation of policies for smooth functioning and towards improvem
ent of the working and development of the department.
The members of the Advisory Council will be:
a) Vice-Chancellor
Chairman
b) PVC
Member
c) FA
Member
d) Registrar
Member
e) One member from Syndicate
Member
(to be nominated by VC)
f) One member from Academic Council
(to be nominated by VC)

Member

g) One member from Finance committee

(to be nominated by VC)

Member

h) One senior Faculty of the Department Member

(to be nominated by VC)
i) Director
Convenor
The Members of the Council will be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor who will be
the ex-officio Chairman. The Advisory Council will be responsible for drawing ro
ad map for improvement of the working and development of the department. The Dir
ector of the Department will be the Chief Executive Officer who will be the resp
onsible for the implementation of the directions of the Advisory Council.
CLAUSE : 6. TENURE OF MEMBERSHIP OF ADVISORY COUNCIL
The tenure of the Members of the Advisory Council shall be of two years and ther
eafter the Advisory Council may be re-constituted by the Vice - Chancellor. The
Members of the Advisory Council may continue to perform their duties till new Ad
visory Council is re-constituted.
CLAUSE : 7. MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Council shall ordinarily meet twice a year and overview the working of the D
epartment with reference to the directions of the Advisory Council. The Chairman
under special circumstances may convene the meeting of Advisory Council on need
basis. However, there shall not be any interval of more than six months between
two meetings. Further meeting of the council may be convened with the approval
of the Vice-chancellor as and when required.
The meeting will normally be presided by Vice-Chancellor. However, in absence o
f the Vice-chancellor, Pro-Vice Chancellor and in absence of both Vice-Chancello
r and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, the Director shall preside the meeting of the Advisor
y Council.
Agenda before the meeting of the Council shall be decided by majority of votes o
f the members present and in the event of equality of votes, the person presidin
g the meeting, shall have the casting vote.
No Act or Proceeding of the Council shall be invalid merely by reasons of:
(I)
any vacancy in or anomaly in the composition of the Council.
(II)
any defect in appointment of persons(s) acting as Member(s) of the Counc
il
(III) the meeting must have quorum i.e 1/3 of the Members must be present to m

ake the proceedings valid.

The Advisory council will have the power to amend/repeal any of the clause of by
e-Laws if considered necessary in future towards improvement of the working and
development of the department.
CLAUSE : 8. SANCTIONED STRENGTH
AICTE approved intake is 60 for one semester. Thus for two semesters running sim
ultaneously in a year total no of students on roll will be 120.
As per UGC norms, the student-teacher ratio should be 15:1. Hence total number o
f Faculty Members in the Department should be 120/15 = 8.
Similarly, as per norms of UGC, teaching-non-teaching staff ratio should not exc
eed 1:3. As such the number of non-teaching staff should not exceed 8X3=24.
Accordingly, details of categories of sanctioned strength of staff with requisit
e qualification to be required are as follows :
Categories of Staff
Sanctioned Strength
Essential Qualification
(i) Computer Lab Instructor
(01)
PG Diploma in Computer and progr
amming Application
(ii) Computer Operator (01)
Diploma in Computer Application
(iii) Assistant (01)
Graduate in any discipline
(iv) Library Assistant (01)
B.Lis
(v) Accountant (01)
B.Com.
(v) Routine Clerk
(02)
Graduate in any discipline
(vi) Multi-tasking Staff
(10)
Standard Eighth class pass
(vii) Generator operator
(01)
electrician with adequate experience
(viii) Security Guard (02)
Standard Eighth class pass
(ix) Gardener (02)
Adequate experience
(x) Female Attendant
(01)
Standard Eighth class pass
(xi) Driver
(01)
Adequate experience and valid Driving Licence
CLAUSE : 9. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF
a)
Teaching and non-teaching posts may be created temporarily by the Adviso
ry Council. Suitable persons both for teaching and non-teaching categories may b
e appointed on contractual basis depending upon the growing requirement on the r
ecommendations of the Advisory Council and with approval of the Vice-Chancellor.
b)
As per the UGC norms the minimum qualification for appointment of Facult
y Member should be Masters in Business Administration along with the Ph.D. degre
e for MBA course.
c)
The appointment of non-teaching staff will be made with the requisite qu
alification as mentioned against sanctioned strength shown in clause 8.
d)
Provisions for maintenance of Roster for SC/ST/OBC as per university nor
ms should be complied with while appointing both teaching and non-teaching staff
.
CLAUSE : 10. SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR APPOINTMENT
There shall be a Selection Committee for appointment of faculty members and nonteaching staff.
Selection Committee for appointment of faculty members and non-teaching staff sh
all consist of:
a)
Vice - Chancellor as Chairman.
b)
Registrar
c)
Two external experts to be nominated by VC
d)
One Internal Expert to be nominated by VC
Convener
e)
Director
The Selection Committee will as far as practicable will ensure application of no
rms of the UGC for teaching and norms applicable in the University for recruitme
nt of non-teaching staff. However, in exceptional circumstances considering the
exigencies in view of improvement of the working and development of the departme
nt, the selection committee may recommend recruitment of both teaching and non-t
eaching staff with justification subject to approval of the Vice-Chancellor.

Director shall have the power to negotiate for contractual appointment of person
nel with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor for a period not more than eleven m
onths. The remuneration of such incumbents may be fixed by the Advisory Council
subject to the final approval of Vice-Chancellor. Renewal of their services will
be on review of their Appraisal of Service.
The contractual service of both teaching and, non-teaching staff is subject to t
ermination automatically after eleven months without any future claim for past s
ervice. Their service may however be extended considering their performance on t
he recommendation of the Director.
CLAUSE : 11. NUMBER OF SEATS AND RESERVATION
A total of sixty students are proposed to be admitted into the course in one sem
ester. The reservation of seats for SC/ST and other categories will be in accord
ance with the existing rules of L.N. Mithila University. Candidates applying for
admission on the reserved seats are required to submit updated certificate to t
his effect from the competent authority.
CLAUSE : 12. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION OF STUDENTS
Clause 5 Full
CLAUSE : 13. FEE STRUCTURE FOR ADMISSION
Clause 6 full updated with fee structure of financial year 2015-16 approved fee
CLAUSE : 14. FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
The Management Programme shall have separate account in the Bank as per approval
of the University. The operation of account will be done jointly by the Directo
r and Registrar/L.N. Mithila University, Darbhanga.
The Director shall forward the budget estimate with notes and explanations by pr
escribed date for consideration to the Advisory Council. The Council shall appro
ve the budget estimate with or without modifications as it may consider proper a
nd the estimate so approved be presented to the University. The University shall
pass such order in respect of the budget estimate as it may consider proper and
shall communicate the same to the Director.
The accounts of the Department maintained by the Director are subject to audit b
y the university.
Proper and timely submission of utilization certificate in the prescribed manner
will have to be submitted to the University.

Director
Senior Faculty of the Department
inance Committee
Member Academic council

Member syndicate
ncellor

Financial Advisor

Registrar

Pro-Vice-Chancellor

Member F

Vice-Cha